The summertime classic gets the booze-free treatment with the Virgin Margarita.
Every once in a while, I’ll take a month-long booze break. After writing about cocktails all week, hosting events, and imbibing all number and manner of cocktails socially and while relaxing at home, I find it to be a grand idea to put the bottle down and take a little sabbatical. It does a body good, as well as your liver, and I also lose a little weight, too, which is a wonderful side effect.
But that doesn’t mean that all I’m doing is sipping on mineral water and Crystal Light, no way. Those are nice choices, yes, but I still enjoy the process of grabbing some ice and a shaker and mixing up a tasty mocktail. Tonight’s recipe is one of the very best and most popular.
If you’re taking a break from spirits, or you find yourself as the designated driver on a night out with friends, the Virgin Margarita is an excellent alcohol-free beverage that’ll keep your thirst quenched, whistle wet, and your senses sharp.
What is the best alcohol to use in a Virgin Margarita?
When one decides to make a virgin drink, one doesn’t have to use or worry about choosing the right or correct spirit. A mocktail, as these recipes are often called, has zero booze present, so you can breathe a sigh of relief. Here’s one step you can skip.
Ingredients
- Salt for rimming the glass, optional
- 4 ounces lime juice
- 1 1/2 ounces orange juice
- 2 tablespoons agave syrup
- 2 ounces club soda or sparkling water
- Lime wedge for garnish
Instructions
- Moisten the rim of your glass with a lime wedge and dip it into the salt.
- Combine the lime juice, orange juice, and agave syrup in a shaker with ice. Shake well.
- Fill the prepared glass with ice cubes. Pour the mixture over the ice and top it off with club soda or sparkling water to give it a bit of fizz. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Nutrition
What glassware and garnish are used?
You can use a traditional margarita glass, a rocks glass or an Old Fashioned glass when serving this mixture to yourself or your friends. Salt the rim and garnish with a lime wedge or wheel for an extra zip of citrus.
What is the best club soda to use?
There are plenty of club soda brands to choose from, but I’ve discovered that the smoothest and most effervescent is Fever-Tree, which produces its club soda with sea salt.
Similar drinks to the Virgin Margarita
It doesn’t matter why you’re not imbibing any alcoholic drinks; that’s your own business. But if you want a few more ideas for booze-free beverages, let Twist & Toast take the lead and show you a few tasty and fun-to-make mixtures that’ll look just as good as they taste.
- Jalapeño Paloma Mocktail – This liquorless recipe is both tart and spicy.
- Virgin Miami Vice – Smooth, fruity and free of anything that might impair your senses.
- Virgin Mojito – Drink as many of these as you’d like without those pesky hangovers the next day.
- Virgin Piña Colada – Smooth, flavorful and devoid of any alcohol.
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